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Hitchcock Center for the Environment

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845 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002 Get Directions
Phone 413-256-6006

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  • Winter Vacation Days Aftercare

    Winter Vacation Days Aftercare
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    WINTER VACATION DAYS 2023 AFTERCARE Monday through Friday, February 20 – 24 3:00pm – 5:30pm One Group: Ages 5-10, Grades K-5 Fee per child per day: Tier A-$40 | Tier B-$35 | Tier C-$29  | Tier D-$23 Nature Play time after hours with some down time!

  • Winter Vacation Days

    Winter Vacation Days
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    WINTER VACATION DAYS 2023 Monday through Friday, February 20 – 24 8:45am-3:00pm Age Groups: Jumping Mice: Ages 5-6, Grades K-1 Brown Bats: Ages 6-8, Grades 1-2 Groundhogs: Ages 8-10, Grades 3-5 Fee per child per day: Tier A-$93 | Tier B-$81 | Tier C-$69  | Tier D-$53 Spend your days off from school learning and […]

  • Collaborative Role Playing Saturday

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Teen Programs

    Come visit for a Saturday and play a role playing game (RPG) like Dungeons and Dragons. We’ll build a character and go on a group adventure with Hitchcock Educator Monya as our guide. It might be silly or serious but either way it will be loads of fun. February 18  – Collaborative Role Playing Game Saturday […]

  • Nature Discovery Preschool Days

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Nature Discovery Winter Preschool Days With Colleen Kelley and Helen Ann Sephton Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00am-11:30 am (Please note the later start time for winter) Fee per child per day: Tier A-$23 per day | Tier B-$20 per day | Tier C-$17 per day | Tier D- $13 Limited to 8 […]

  • Girls into the Wild Afterschool

    Girls into the Wild Afterschool
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    GIRLS INTO THE WILD AFTERSCHOOL with Katie Koerten Ages 8–11 or Grades 3–5 Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm January 5 – March 16 (no program February 23) Fee per Child: Tier A-$296 | Tier B-$257| Tier C-$219  | Tier D-$167 Limited to 13 participants Join us in winter 2023 for more romping wildly through the field and forests […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL With: Emily Schuttenberg Ages 6-9 or grades 1-3 Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 January 5 – March 16 (no program February 23) Fee per Child: Tier A-$296 | Tier B-$257 | Tier C-$219  | Tier D-$167 Limited to 13 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods

    Wild Children of the Woods
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    WILD CHILDREN OF THE WOODS With: Emily Schuttenberg Ages 8-11 or Grades 3-5 Wednesdays 3:30 – 5:30 January 4 – March 15 (no program on February 22) Extended Days on February 15, March 8 Fee per Child: Tier A-$353 | Tier B-$307 | Tier C-$261  | Tier D-$200 Limited to 13 participants We go to […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL With: Jeff Mazur Ages 6-9 or grades 1-3 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 January 4 – March 15 (no program on February 22) Extended Days on February 15, March 8 Fee per Child: Tier A-$353 | Tier B-$307 | Tier C-$261  | Tier D-$200 Limited to 13 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    JUNIOR NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL With: Lauren Dausch Ages 5-7 or Grades K-1 Wednesdays, 3:30pm-5:30pm January 4 – March 15 (no program February 22) Extended Days on February 15, March 8 Fee per Child: Tier A-$353 | Tier B-$307 | Tier C-$261 | Tier D-$200 Limited to 11 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is […]

  • Discovery Day: Animals in Winter

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Animals in Winter With Jeff Mazur February 14, 2023 10am – 2pm Ages 6-12 or grades 1 – 6 Tier A:$70 Tier B:$61 Tier C:$52 Tier D:$40 Limited to 1 participants What do animals do when it gets cold out? We are going to find out, as we learn about some of the amazing adaptations […]